A spring balance shows a reading W (in newton) when a body is suspended from it

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A spring balance shows a reading W (in newton) when a body is suspended from it. If g is the acceleration due to gravity, which relation gives the mass m (in kilogram) of the body? (a) m=W2gm = \dfrac{W}{2g} (b) m=Wgm = \dfrac{W}{g} (c) m=2Wgm = \dfrac{2W}{g} (d) m=W9.8 m s−2m = \dfrac{W}{9.8\,\text{m\,s}^{-2}}

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